Lasting-machine.



A. BATBS.

LASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 18, 1910.

1,029,840. Patented June 18, 1912.

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UNTED STATES 'PATENT QFFQE.

ARTHUR BATES, 0F LEICESTER, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERYCOMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1912.

Application fl1ed June 18, 1910. Serial No. 567,663.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR BATES, a subject of the King of England,residing at Leicester, Leicestershire, England, have invented certainImprovements in Lasting- Machines, of which the following description,in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likereference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in theseveral figures.

This invention relates to lasting machines, and more particularly tocertain improvements in lasting machines of the t-ype disclosed inUnited States Letters Patent No. 584,744, dated June l5, 1897. ln themachine of saidv Letters Patent the upper is worked into lasted positionby devices acting upon successive portions of the stock by repeatedoperations, such devices comprising pincers which are actuated to gripand pull the upper, and to lay it over upon the innersole, and a wiperwhich follows the movements of the pincers and wipes or presses theoverlaid upper material smoothly upon the sole. The upper is secured inlasted position by tacks one of which is deposited in an aperture in thewiper by suitable devices prior to each advance movement of the wiperover the shoe, and Aat the completion of such movement the tack isdriven through the lasted portion of the upper by a suitable driver.Machines of the type referred to are also provided with mechanism toimpart to the pincers lateral movements, and axial turning movements, toplait the upper at those portions of the shoe where excessive fullnessof the stock calls for such operation, the said mechanism being underthe operators control through devices which enable him to vary thedirection Aand extent of, as well as to initiate, or entirely suspendthe plaiting movements at will.

A very important feature of the present invention consists in improvedmechanism for wiping the upper into lasted position comprising a wiperwhich is so constructed and arranged for operation as to move in -aninclined path relatively to the edge of the shoe. When a wiper which iscaused to move over the shoe in this manner is used in a machine of thetype referred to its wiping or smoothing action upon the stock willconform better than heretofore to the direction of the plaits or foldsproduced at the toe of the shoe by the pincers when they are adjustedtherefor, as described in said Letters Patent. Under one embodiment ofthe invention this result is secured by so mounting and actuating thewiper that it will be caused to swing laterally as it advances towardand recedes from the edge of the shoe, so that it wipes over the stockwith a shearing action. The wiper may be conveniently supported forpivotal movement upon a carrying member which reciprocates the wiper,and be provided at a suitable point removed from its pivot with aprojection which enters a guideway on a support rigid with the frame ofthe machine, the guideway being inclined to the path of movement of thewiper-carrying member. The arrangement of these parts is such that asthe wiper is reciprocated toward and from the shoe the inclined guideway imparts a lateral movement thereto and causes it to swing about itspivotal support and wipe the leather along an inclined line whosedirection and extent of inclination will be determined by the anglepresented by said guideway to the path of movement of the wiper-carryingmember. With the described arrangement of the guideway itl 'will be seenthat the wiper is not only actuated in a direction toward and from themargin of the shoe, but is also deflected laterally to one side or theother of said direction of movement.

Under another embodiment of the invention the wiper comprises twoindependent members that are arranged for simultaneous movement towardand from the shoe in a direction substantially normal to the edge of thesole, and also along convergent paths that are inclined to the line ofsaid first rier, and have their rear portions providedr with guidingslots which are entered by a pin or projection rigid with the frame ofthe machine. When the carrier moves inwardly toward the shoe andadvances the wiper members over the edge of the sole the movement of thepin or projection along the guiding slots causes the wipers to approacheach other in the manner of a pair of shears, and when the carrier movesaway from the shoe a separating movementof the wipers is effected by thesame means.

Another import-ant feature of the invention consists in providing meansfor varying the direction and extent of the deflected movement of thewiper relatively to the edge of the sole, said means being under thecontrol of the operator. Preferably this means comprises an arrangementof the guideway, heretofore referred to, whereby it may be positioned inline with the direction of movement of the wiper-carrier when there willbe no deflect-ion of the wiper, or may be inclined at varying anglesthereto, or at either side of its central line, to cause the wipingmovements to agree in extent of inclination, as well as in direction,with the plaits.

Still anotherfeature of importance comprisesthe provision of anoperative connection between the means for varying the extent anddirect-ion of the inclined movement of the wiper, and the means forrendering operative and controlling the mechanism which causes thepincers to form plaits or folds in the leather. This connection providesfor such control of these parts that the lateral inclination ordeflection of the wiper and the plaiting movement of the pincers can beadjusted in direction or varied in extent simultaneously by theoperation of a single member. Conveniently this member may be a leverwhich is adapted to be actuvated by the knee of the operator, or it maybe any other suitable device for the purpose.

Other features of the invention, including important details ofconstruction and combinations of parts will be hereinafter moreparticularly described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the principaloperative parts of a lasting machine with one embodiment of the presentinvention applied thereto, the supporting pedestal and frame beingomitted; Fig. 2 is a detail view, somewhat enlarged, showing inperspective a wiper and its actuating and controlling devices; Fig. 2ais a detail view; Fig. 3 is a detail view of certain parts shown in Fig.2; and Fig. 4 is a plan view illustrating a modification.

The main shaft 1 of the machine, which turns in suitable bearings in theframe, carries a cam block 2 which is provided with a cam groove or wayto receive a roll on a slide 4 which is connected atits upper end to arocking lever 5. This lever is fulcrumed at 6, and is connected at itsforward end to the pincer bar 8, which is formed as a sleeve and carriesat its lower end the aw 10. The

other pincer jaw 12 is connected to a rod 14 that extends upwardlythrough the sleeve 8 and is engaged at its upper end by a springpressedplunger 16 in a lever 18. The lever 18 is fulcrumed at 20 in the lever 5and carries on its rear arm 21 a roll that rests upon an edge cam 22.The block having the edge cam 22 has also a cam groove inits front faceto receive a roll on a lever 25, which is fulcrumed on a rod 26 and atits outer end carries a segmental rack whose teeth engage a pinion 28 ona sleeve shaft 30. This shaft is connected to a rocker 32 which carriesa block 34 connected by the rod 35 with the cross head 36 by means ofwhich the pincers are caused to move or swing laterally. A link 37connects the said block 34 with a lever 39 which is fulcrumed throughanadjustable block, to a pin 41 supported from the frame of the machine.The upper end of the lever 39 is connected through a rod 43 with a rackwhich meshes with a pinion fast on the upper part of the pincer bar 8,whereby to effect the axial turning move ments of the pincerssimultaneously with the lateral movements of the pincers in forming theplaits or folds, said parts being fully shown and described in theLetters Patent heretofore referred to. The cross head 36 is supported ina yoke 38 on the front end of a slide rod 40 which carries a roll thatis engaged by the rear face of the cam 22. A spring 42, acting through alever 44, holds the rod forward with the roll against the cam. Avertically reciprocating rod 50 which is guided in a boss 48 on abracket supported from the frame of the machine, is pivotally connectedat one end with an arm of a bell-crank lever 46, said rod carrying aroll which enters an inclined cam groove 52 at the inner end of a kneelever 54. The knee lever is fulcrumed at 56 on a pin carried by themachine frame, and is shown as having stop screws 58 which are threadedthrough bosses in the knee lever, and serve to adjustably limit itsmovement in opposite directions. The. bell-crank lever 46 is fulcrumedat 60 to the main frame, and is shown as having one arm formed as a yoke62 which embraces a collar 64 connected through an inclined slot andpin, or the like, with a shaft 55 located within the sleeve shaft 30.The connection between the collar and the shaft 55 is such that amovement of the collar endwise on the sleeve serves to turn the shaftthrough a small angle. The

for controlling the direction and extent of such movements.

The mechanism described above for lowering and raising the pincers,closing them, and swinging forwardly and backwardly, and for eifectingtheir plaiting movements are fully described in the aforesaid LettersPatent, and of themselves form no part of the present invention. In theoperation of these parts it is deemed sufficient to explain that thepincers with the jaws open are lowered by the cam 2 into position toseize the upper, closed by the cam 22, then uplifted by a furthermovement of the cam 2, and then moved forwardly over the shoe bottom bythe spring 42. When the knee lever is set to adjust the block 34 in aneccentric position in the rocker 32 the pincers receive also lateral andtwisting movements for plaitiiig the upper, the plaits being laidinclined in either direction from the median line of the shoe at thetoe, or at the heel, according to the position into which the block 34is moved by the knee lever.

A rocking lever 66 is fulcrumed at 68 to a bracket projecting from arigid part of the frame 3. The upper end of the lever 66 carries a rollwhich operates in a cam groove formed in a cam block 70, which is faston the driving shaft l. The lower end of the lever 6G is connected witha slide bar 72 which is suitably guided for horizontal movement in themachine frame and at its forward end carries a wiper to cooperate withthe pincers in working the upper into lasted position. In prior machinesof this type, similar parts to those just described are shown, the wiperbeing rigidly carried at the forward end of the slide bar, and beingprovided with an aperture to receive a tack. ln operation, the slide baris reeiproeated to carry the wiper back and forth by the cam 70, andwhen it reaches a suitable position in its rearward movement a tack isdeposited from a raceway by suitable devices in the aperture of thewiper, the wiper is then carried forward in proper time relation to theoperation of the pineers, wipes the overlaid upper onto the innersole,and a driver forces the tack carried by the wiper through said parts ofthe shoe to secure them together. According to the present invention thewiper is not fixed to the slide bar 72, by which it is operated inprevious machines of this type in a straight line toward and from theedge of the shoe, but is movably supported by the bar and operated insuch manner that it has other movements imparted to it, whereby it maywipeV or press the upper in directions which will conform to theinclination of the folds or plaits in the upper at the toe or at theheel of the shoe, as will be now more particularly described.

The reciprocatory slide bar 7 2 has secured to its forward end a wipercarrier or support 74, and screws 76, which may pass through slots inthe carrier and enter threaded openings in the slide bar, serve as aconvenient means for providing an adjustable connection between saidparts. The carrier 74 is shown as having a tackreceiving aperture 7 8,and at a suitable point preferably to the rear of its forward extremityis apertured to receive a stud or screw 80 from which the wiper S2 ispivotally supported at a point intermediate its ends. The wiper is shownas having a tackreceiving aperture which is so located as to registerwith the aperture 78 in the carrier 74 when the wiper occupies itscentral position, and is therefore in longitudinal alineinent with thecarrie-r. To the rear of its pivotal connection with the carrier thewiper may be provided with a pin carrying.

an anti-friction roll 84, which is arranged to enter a groove or slotformed in a pivoted guiding member 88. This member is lshown as havingcylindrical or arc-shaped portions 89 which rotate in similar curvedguiding blocks 90, formed with or secured to a plate 92. This plate hasupturned lugs 94 through which pass clamping screws 9G, having set nutsthereon, for adjustably securing the plate to a rigid part of the frame3. From this construction it will be seen that the guiding member 38 maybe moved to position its slot S6 in line with the center of the plate92, which corresponds with the direction in which the slide barreciprocates, or said member may be turned to' either side of said lineso as to have the slot inclined to the right or to the left withreference to the direction of movement of the slide bar. With the slotarranged inclined, as shown for example in Fig. 2, as the slide bar ismoved forward in the operation of the machine the wiper 82 will beturned on its pivot 80 by reason of the engagement of the roll 84 withthe slot which will impart to the wiper a sidewise deflection ortransverse movement, in addition to its forward movement, causing itsactive face to wipe the upper in an inclined direction relatively to theedge of the sole. Obviously the amount of transverse movement will varywith the angular displacement of the member 88, and the direction of thetransverse movement toward one side or the other will be determined bythe side to which the said member 88 is turned.

To effect the angular displacement of the guiding member 88 the latter,in the present embodiment of the invention, is shown as being connectedby a link 98 with one arm 99 of a bell-crank lever 101, fulerumed at 100in brackets projecting from the frame of the machine, said lever beingoperated, through connections to be described, by the mechanism thatcontrols the plaiting movements of the pincers. As shown in F ig. 2, thelever 101 has an arm 102 that is provided with a bearing 104 in which astud 106 is journaled, the said stud having a bearing 108 at its upperend which receives an extension of a stud 110 that forms a connectionbetween one of the arms of the yoke 62 on the bell-crank 4G and thesliding collar 64. The studs 106 and 110 are arranged with their axes atright angles and are capable of sliding in their respective bearings soas to compensate for the curved paths in which the lever 101 and theyoke 62 move.

It will be seen that as the bell-crank lever 46 is rocked about itspivot 00 through the action of the knee lever the bell-crank will,through the connections described, cause the lever 101 to turn about itsfulcrum 100 and consequently the link 98 to be moved to adjust the angleof the guiding member 88 and thereby cause the transverse or sidewisedeflection of the wiper in the next movement of the slide bar 72, whileat the same time the bell-crank 46 effects the plaiting movements of thepincers by sliding the collar 64 along the sleeve-shaft 30. Thedirection to which the wiper is deflected will depend upon the movementof the mechanism for effecting the plaiting operation, and the extent towhich the wiper is deflected in either direction may be varied by agreater or lesser movement of the knee lever, it being obvious that anyalteration of the lateral movement of the wiper due to this means, willeffect a corresponding` alteration in the plaiting movement of thepincers. In order to provide for an adjustment of the extent of angularmovement of the wiper relative to the plaiting movements of the pincersan adjustable connection may be provided between the link 98 and the arm99 of the lever 101. As herein shown, a stud 112, connected pivotallywith the arm 99, has an eccentric portion 114 to which the link 98 ispivoted. The stud 112 can be rotated, and then secured in dierentpositions of adjustment by a set screw 115, so as to impart more or lessmovement to the link and hence to the guiding member 88.

'Vhile the wiper is deflected to one side or the other of thelongitudinal central line of the machine, when the guide member isproperly positioned to effect such movement, it is necessary that at itsmost advanced position the wiper should present its tack-receivingaperture 84 in alinement with the aperture 78 in the carrier and also inalinement with the driver 79 in order that the tack may then be driveninto the stock. To this end the pivotal axis of the guide 88 is arrangedcoincident with the center line of the plate 92 while the guiding slot86 extends outward and to the rear of said axis.

The inclination of the wiper will therefore be greatest when the wiperis in its extreme rear position, and as the wiper advances toward theshoe its lateral deflection or inclination will decrease gradually asthe roll 84 approaches the end of its forward stroke, said roll at suchtime being in line with the axis of the pivoted guiding member and thewiper asa whole occupying a central position where its aperture 84 is inalinement with the aperture 78 and also with the driver 79.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the wiper comprises two independent,movable sections, which are so constructed and arranged for operationthat when they occupy a retracted position said sections are extendedlaterally from the center line of the wiper-carrying slide bar, oractuator, and have their acting edges and faces inclined relatively tosaid line, but as said sections are advanced toward the shoe they arecaused to approach each other and wipe the stock laterally alongconvergent paths that meet at said center line. In this construction,the wiper sections comprise the two bars 116 and 117, which are crossedsimilar to a. pair of shears, and supported by a single pivot 118 whichmay be sustained from a carrier such as that indicated by the numeral74, in Fig. 2, to be reciprocated horizontally by the slide bar, or byany suitable member having movement to carry the wipers toward and fromthe shoe. To the rear of the pivotal connection 118 the wiper' bars areprovided with slots 120, which receive a pin or roll 122 which is fixedrigidly to a part of the machine frame. When the slide bar is advancedin the operation of the machine the slots 120 will slide over the pin orroll 122 and cause the wiper sections to close together as they areadvanced, the construct-ion, as well as the operation of these parts,corresponding somewhat to those of a pair of shears. In this embodimentit is contemplated that the carrier or support for the wiper sectionsmay be adjustably secured to the slide bar as in the preferredconstruction, and in that case the pin or roll 122 will be adjustablyfastened to the stationary part of the frame which supports it.

It is thought that the operation of the several features abovedescribed, as well as their advantages, will be apparent without furtherdescription. The wiper, as in former machines of this same generalcharacter, is so actuated in time relation to the operation of thepincers that when the upper has been seized by the pincers, uplifted tostretch the leather in true conformity with the last, and moved inwardlyto lay the upper upon the innersole, the wiper is advanced and wipessmoothly the overlaid stock into its linal lasted position and thedriver descends and forces vinto the stock r the tack which was carriedforward by the wiper. An especial feature of advantage of the presentinvention lies in the fact that a single wiper is employed throughoutthe entire operation, which may be so arranged as to wipe the stockdirectly over and at right angles to the edge of the sole at those partsof the shoe where by reason of lack of fullness in the leather it ispracticable for the pincers to operate without lateral or twistingmovements, but which also has capacity for adjustment to wipe the stockin obliquely, and at varying angles and directions to thesole edge, atsuch parts of the slice, as for instance at the toe, where increasedfullness of the stock demands the formation of plaits and the pincersare given the necessary movements to produce such plaits. lt is to beunderstood, however, that while a wiper which has capacity foradjustment to move in laterally deflected or oblique paths in the mannerherein described is useful in the operation of forming plaits or foldsin connection with pincers whose movements are such as those describedherein, the invention is not in any sense limited to the use of suchwiper with pincer mechanism for it will be obvious to those skilled inthe art that wipers having such capacities for movement will have manyadvantages in lasting machines that work the upper into lasted position,without the use of pincers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. A machine of theclass described having means for working into lasted position successiveportions of an upper by repeated operations and comprising a wiper andcontinuously reciprocating actuating means to carry the wiper bodilytoward uand fr oin the edge of a shoe and to cause the wiper to move ina path inclined laterally with relation to the median vertical plane ofthe machine.

2. A step-by-step type of lasting machine having, in combination, awiper, a continuously reciprocating carrier to move the wiper bodilytoward and from a shoeand means to cause the wiper to move in adirection inclined laterally with relation to the median vertical planeof the machine.

3. A machine of the class described having means for working into lastedposition successive portions of an upper by repeated operations andcomprising a continuously reciprocating wiper, and means to move thewiper bodily toward and from a shoe and to cause it to swing as itapproaches and recedes from the shoe.

A. A machine of the class described hav- Aing means for working intolasted position reciprocating carrier, a wiper supported for bodilymovement therewith, and means to cause the wiper to swing laterallyduring the reciprocatory movements of the carrier.

A machine of'the class described having means for working into lastedposition successive portions of an upper by repeated operations andcomprising a continuously reciprocating carrier, a wiper pivotallysupported for bodily movement therewith, and means to cause the wiper toswing laterally during the reciprocatory movements of the carrier.

6. A machine of the class described having means for working into lastedposition successive portions of an upper by repeated operations andcomprising a reciprocating carrier, a wiper supported for movementthereon, an inclined guideway, and means on said wiper to cooperate withsaid guideway to effect a swinging movement of the wiper.

7 A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wiper, andmeans for effecting movements of the wiper toward and from a shoe inpaths inclined laterally to degrees which can be varied.

8. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wiper, andmeans for moving the wiper toward and from a shoe and adapted foradjustment to cause the movement to take place at varying inclinationsto Jthe edge of the shoe.

9. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wipermovable across the shoe edge into and out of shoe engaging positionduring each complete operation of the machine, and means which can beadjusted for causing the wiper to approach a shoe in a directioninclined to either side of a line drawn normal to the sole edge.

10. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wiper,means for moving the wiper bodily toward and from a shoe, and meanswhich can be rendered operative or inoperative for causing the wiper toswing laterally with reference to such direction of movement.

ll. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wiper,means for moving the wiper Vacross the shoe edge into and out of shoeengaging position during each complete operation of the machine, and

vmeans which can be adjusted for causing the wiper to swing laterallywith reference to either side of the path of said first movenient.

12. A machine of the class described having, in combination, areciprocating carrier, a wiper supported for movement thereon, and meanswhich can be adjusted for causing the wiper to swing varying distancesand from either side of the carrier alternatively to vary the directionand extent of inclination of the movement of said'wiper over a shoe.

13. A machine of the class described having, in combination, areciprocating carrier, a wiper movably supported thereby, and means tocause the wiper to assume an inclined relation to the carrier on itsrearward movement and to aline the wiper with said carrier in itsforward movement.

141. A machine of the class described having, in combination, areciprocating carrier having a tack-receiving aperture, a wiper movablysupported by the carrier and having a tack-receiving aperture, and meansto cause the wiper to swing laterally away from the carrier in itsbackward movement, and to swing laterally toward the carrier in itsforward movement to aline said aperture.

15. A lasting machine having, in combination, a driver, a wiper providedwith a tackreceiving aperture, and actuating mechanism to cause thewiper to move back and forth over the shoe in a path laterally inclinedrelatively to the transverse median plane of the machine, the partsbeing so constructed and arranged that said aperture is in line with thedriver when the wiper reaches the limit of its forward movement.

16.v A lasting machine having, in combination, a driver, a reciprocatingcarrier having a tack-receiving aperture, a wiper movably supported bythe carrier and having a tackreceiving aperture, means to swing thewiper to one side of the carrier as the carrier moves rearwardly and toswing said wiper reversely as the carrier moves forwardly, said partsbeing so arranged that the tack-receiving apertures are in line with thedriver when the carrier reaches its extreme forward limit of movement.

17. A lasting machine having, in combination, a carrier, a wipersupported for movement thereon, means to move the carrier toward andfrom a shoe, and controlling means arranged for adjustment to cause thewiper to approach the shoe in the line of movement of said carrier or ina direction inclined to said line.

18. A lasting machine having, in combination, a carrier, a wipersupported for movement thereon, means to move the carrier and the wipertoward and from a shoe, and controlling means arranged for adjustment tocause the wiper in said movement to approach the shoe in a directioninclined with reference to either side of the line of movement of thecarrier.

19. A lasting machine having, in combination, a carrier, a wipersupported for movement thereon, means to move the carrier toward andfrom a shoe, and controlling means arranged for adjustment to cause thewiper to approach the shoe at varying oblique angles to the line ofmovement of the carrier.

20. A lasting machine having, in combination, a reciprocating carrier, awiper pivotally supported thereby, a pivoted guide, means on the wiperto coperate with said guide, and means for angularly adjusting theguide.

21. A lasting machine having, in combination, a reciprocating carrier, awiper pivotally supported thereby, a pivoted guide, means on thc wiperto coperate with said guide, and means\for adjusting the guide to alineit with the direction of movement of the carrier or to present it atvarying angles to said direction of movement.

22. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, means for causinglateral swinging movements of the pincers to plait the upper, a wiper,means forcausing it to wipe the upper in the direction of the plaits,and means for controlling the extent of said movements.

28. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, means for causinglateral swinging movements of the pincers to plait the upper, a wiper,means to cause it to move in the direction of the plaits, and a singledevice to control the extent of said movements.

24:. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, means forcausing lateral swinging movements of the pincers to plait the upper, awiper, means to cause it to move in an inclined path, and a singledevice to control the direction and extent of the movements of saidpincers and wiper.

25. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, means forimparting lateral movements to the pincers to plait the upper in eitherdirection, a wiper, a carrier to which the wiper is connected and whichhas a reeiprocatory movement in a predetermined path, additional meansconnected with the wiper for causing its travel to take place in a pathinclined in accordance with the direction of the plaits, and meansforinitiating,

directing, and suspending the plaiting move-4 inent-s of said pincersand wiper simultaneously.

26. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, mechanism forimparting lateral movements to the pincers to plait the upper, a wiper,means `for controlling the movements of the'wiper including a guidewayarranged for angular adjustment, and

a single device for controlling the plaiting mechanism and adjusting theposition of said guideway. y

27. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, mechanism forimparting lateral movements to the pincers to plait the upper, a wiper,means for controlling the movements of the wiper including a guidewayarranged for angular adjustment, and means for positioning the guidewayto cause the wiper to move in a direction perpendicular to the edge ofthe shoe when. the plaiting mechanism is inoperative and to cause thewiper to move in a direction inclined to said edge when said mechanismis operative.

28. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, mechanism forcausing lateral swinging movements ot the pincers to plait the upper, awiper, means for causing it to move in an inclined path to wipe theupper' in the direction ot the plaits formed by said pincers,connections between said mechanism and means permitting simultaneousadjustment of the extent of said movements, and a device in saidconnections to vary the amount of the inclined movement imparted to thewiper relatively to the amount of swinging movement imparted to thepincers.

29. A lasting machine having, in combination, pincers, means for causinglateral swinging movements of the pincers to plait the upper, a wiper,means to cause it to move in the direction or' the plaits, and means forcontrolling the extent of the mo-vement of the wiper.

30. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tacker,means :tor reciprocating the tacker over the shoe bottom, a wiperarranged to partake of the reciproeating movement of the tacker andhaving an additional wiping movement during such reciprocations.

81. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tacker,means for re'- ciprocating the tacker over the shoe bottom, a wiperarranged to partake of the reciprocating movement of the tacker, andmeans for effecting an additional movement of the wiper angularly underthe tacker during the advance of the tacker.

32. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tacker, awiper mounted under the tacker, means for swinging the wiper to do itswork prior to the insertion of a tack and means for adjustablydetermining the limits of the wiper movements relatively to the tacker.

33. A machine of the class described having, in combination, areciprocating tack block movable across the edge of a shoe and a wipermounted on the lower side of the tack block and means for effecting amovement of the wiper over the shoe edge in a direction oblique to thedirection of the tack block movement.

34. A machine of the class described having, in combination, areciprocating tack block movable across the edge of a shoe and a wipermounted on the lower side of the tack block, and means adapted to berendered operative or inoperative to cause the wiper to rub over theedge of t-he shoe in a direction oblique to the direction of the tackblock movement.

35. A machine of the class described having, in combination, areciprocating tack block movable across the et ge of a shoe and a wipermounted on the lower side of the tack block, and means for causing th-ewiper to follow paths of different degrees of obliquity in wiping overthe edge of the shoe.

36. A machine of the class described having, in combination` a wipermovable across the shoe edge into and out of shoe engaging positionduring each complete operation of the machine and means which can berendered operative or inoperative by the operator for causing said wiperto have a component or' lateral movement during its forward stroke.

37. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wipermovable across the shoe edge into and out of shoe engaging positionduring each complete operation of the machine and means which can berende-red operative or inoperative by the operator and can be adjustedtor causing said wiper to have variable degrees of lateral movementduring its advance.

3S. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wiper,automatically operating means to carry the wiper toward and from theedge of a shoe, and means adapted to be rendered operative orinoperative to give the wiper an additional movement.

39. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wiper,automatically operating means to carry the wiper toward and from theedge of a shoe, and means under control of the operator to modify thedirection of such movement.

40. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a gripper,mechanism to impart upper overdrawing and plaiting movements to thegripper, a wiper movable across the shoe edge into and out ot' shoeengaging position during each complete operation of the machine, andmeans to impart movements to the wiper corresponding to the movements ofthe gripper.

41. A machine for working successive portions of an upper over a last byrepeated operations having, in combination, a wiper movable across theshoe edge into and out of shoe engaging position during each completeoperation of the machine and actuating mechanisms to impart to the wiperdifferent operative movements for different portions of the shoe.

4t2. A machine for working successive portions of an upper over a lastby repeated operations having, in combination, a wiper and actuatingmechanisms to impart tothe wiper right line wiping movements or obliquewiping movements.

43. A machine for working successive portions oi? an upper over a lastby repeated ope-rations having, in combination, a wiper and actuatingmechanisms to impart to the wiper its working movements, said mecha.

nism including a carrier adapted to move the wiper forwardly andbackwardly across the edge of the shoe, and means adapted to be usedoptionally to cause said movements t0 take place in a direction inclinedto the length of the shoe edge.

44. A machine for working successive portions of an upper over a last byrepeated operations, having, in combination, a wiper and actuatingmechanisms to impart to the wiper right line wiping movements ormovements of a selected degree of Obliquity with relation to the normalright line movement.

45. A machine for working successive portions of an upper over a last byrepeated operations having, in combination, lasting instrumentalitiesand controlling means to cause said instrumentalities to have differentmovements appropriate for overworking the upper of different portions ofa shoe, a wiper and actuating mechanism therefor connected with saidcontrolling means to cause different wiping movements t0 be effected atdifferent times.

pers to have different movements appropriate for overworking differentportions of the upper, a wiper, and actuating mechanism thereforarranged t0 effect a change in Q the operative movements of the wiperwhen the gripper movements are changed.

47. A lasting machine having, in combination, a wiper and actuatingmeans adapted to be set for advancing and ret-racting the wiper over thelast bott-om in a path substantially perpendicular to the edge of thelast or for advancing the wiper over the last bottom in-a path obliqueto the edge of the last.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR BATES.

Witnesses y ARTHUR ERNEST JERRAM, KATHERINE PAXTON,

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